demobilized

past tense of demobilize
as in disarmed
to release (someone or something) from military service Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty. Ships returned to port to be demobilized.

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Recent Examples of demobilized In the eyes of his critics, Zelensky has allowed too many Ukrainians to remain physically and mentally demobilized, placing a greater burden on those already exhausted by years of fighting. Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025 Israel wants Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia that took a beating during its war with Israel last fall, disarmed and demobilized. Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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  • Instead, there was an intimacy that disarmed me.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Israel wants Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia that took a beating during its war with Israel last fall, disarmed and demobilized.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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  • Later, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated his government's longstanding demands that Ukraine be demilitarized and stop trying to be allied with the West.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Demobilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demobilized. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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